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Posted: **Fri Jan 02, 2004 10:56 am**

Interesting description of 4001 MG (VG-EC).

Has potential-for a competent luthier.

Posted: **Fri Jan 02, 2004 1:54 pm**

Why? Why do morons think that they can out engineer a bass that's proven? I'll never understand it, but if I had the extra green I'd buy it, but I've got two in the shop and having another one built, so no more toys.

Posted: **Fri Jan 02, 2004 2:22 pm**

You have to admire the sheet metal pickguard and use of slotted panhead screws ...

Posted: **Fri Jan 02, 2004 2:41 pm**

My concern would be how much routing is under that guard, and whether a replacement could be refitted without too many unsightly leftovers.

They could at least have included some LEDs...

Posted: **Fri Jan 02, 2004 2:50 pm**

I don't know...but I think I'm going to be sick

Posted: **Sat Jan 03, 2004 4:51 pm**

Note that the bridge pickup cover is incorrectly mounted too, as if that was ALL that was wrong!
Did anyone see if this one was a 21 fret model?

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2004 3:15 am**

It's a 20 fret.

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2004 12:16 pm**

Here.

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2004 12:35 pm**

That bass looks like it was created in a lab...yikes

Posted: **Mon Jan 05, 2004 4:45 am**

Looks like there would be quite a few exposed screw holes from that grille....errr..pickguard. Did someone play this with a drill or something and need extra protection? What's the point of the sheet metal?

Posted: **Tue Jan 06, 2004 12:01 pm**

Whoever made and installed that metal pickguard should be made to swallow it in order to become shielded against whacked-out ideas...

Posted: **Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:48 pm**

I think it hasn't been sold yet. No wonder. 750 dollars is way too much to ask for so heavily (and crassly) modified a 4001. How much would it be worth if in near mint condition?

Posted: **Fri Jan 23, 2004 3:48 am**

Which one of those switches is for the Puree setting?

Posted: **Fri Jan 23, 2004 10:07 am**

Posted: **Fri Jan 23, 2004 5:36 pm**

if there is a knob for "brightness" -it ain't working...

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71 4001 MG @ Elderly's

71 4001 MG @ Elderly's